Legal Jurisdiction Debates
Commenters repeatedly question or emphasize the need to specify the legal jurisdiction in discussions about laws, courts, and rulings, noting that applicability varies widely by country, region, or court.
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What jurisdiction are we talking about? Laws aren't the same everywhere.
Sounds like a problem for that other jurisdiction.
Varies by jurisdiction, and not true in any federal court.
What if they're in a different jurisdiction?
Specify jurisdiction. Laws vary around the world.
What jurisdiction are you talking about?
Obvious possibility: it's out of their jurisdiction.
It would be highly jurisdiction-dependent.
They don't have jurisdiction over another country that's not how this works
It's OK. A court in the US ruled that we should have jurisdiction there, so now we do.